The woman called police about 4 p.m. Thursday and reported that, two days earlier, the maintenance man had entered her apartment on West Vermont Avenue under the pretense of doing some repair work, Escondido police said.

She alleged that the man raped her, then left.

While officers were investigating at the complex, they asked the manager to call the man and ask him to talk to them at the office, Lt. Chris Wynn said. Reginaldo Lopez Beltran, 50, of Escondido was questioned, then jailed on suspicion of rape, kidnapping with intent to rape, elder abuse and other sex-related charges, police said.